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dam-/dcm- Competent E. coli

Catalog # Concentration Size List Price Quantity Your Price
C2925H 20 x 0.05 ml $405.00
$364.50
C2925I 6 x 0.2 ml $310.00
$279.00
Catalog # Size List Price Your Price
C2925H 20 x 0.05 ml $405.00
$364.50
C2925I 6 x 0.2 ml $310.00
$279.00
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Methyltransferase deficient E. coli cells suitable for growth of plasmids free of Dam and Dcm methylation

  • No dry ice surcharge on competent cell shipments
  • Outgrowth medium included
  • Free of animal products
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Methyltransferase deficient chemically competent E. coli cells suitable for growth of plasmids free of Dam and Dcm methylation. Note that dam- strains are not recommended as a host for primary cloning/ligation. The dam mutation can result in an increased mutation rate in the cell and a reduction in the transformation efficiency. DNA should be maintained in a dam+ strain unless there is a specific need for DNA free of Dam or Dcm methylation.
Highlights
  • Grow plasmids free of Dam and Dcm methylation
  • Free of animal products
  • Phage T1 resistant (fhuA31)
  • Activity of nonspecific endonuclease I (endA1) eliminated for highest quality plasmid preparations
  • K12 Strain
Reagents Supplied

The following reagents are supplied with this product:

NEB # Component Name Component # Stored at (°C) Amount Concentration
  pUC19 Vector N3041AVIAL -20 1 x 0.025 ml 50 pg/µl
  SOC Outgrowth Medium B9020SVIAL 4 1 x 25 ml
  dam–/dcm– Competent E. coli C2925HVIAL -80 20 x 0.05 ml
  pUC19 Vector N3041AVIAL -20 1 x 0.025 ml 50 pg/µl
  SOC Outgrowth Medium B9020SVIAL 4 1 x 25 ml
  dam–/dcm– Competent E. coli C2925IVIAL -80 6 x 0.2 ml
Features
  • Dam/Dcm methyltransferase free plasmid growth
Application Features

Effect of heat shock time on dam-/dcm- competent E. coli transformation efficiency:Effect of heat shock time on dam-/dcm- competent E. coli transformation efficiency:
50 μl of competent cells were transformed with 100 pg of pUC19 control DNA following the provided High Efficiency Transformation Protocol except heat shock time varied from 0 to 80 seconds.
Effect of DNA incubation time on dam-/dcm- competent E. coli transformation efficiency: Effect of DNA incubation time on dam-/dcm- competent E. coli transformation efficiency
50 μl of competent cells were transformed with 100 pg of pUC19 control DNA following the provided High Efficiency Transformation Protocol except DNA incubation time varied from 0 to 40 minutes.
Effect of outgrowth medium on transformation efficiency: Effect of outgrowth medium on transformation efficiency:
50 μl of -/dcm-competentE.coli was transformed with 100 pg of pUC19 control DNA following the provided High Efficiency Transformation Protocol with the exception of varying the outgrowth medium. NEB SOC outgrowth medium delivers the highest transformation efficiency.

Properties & Usage

Antibiotic for Plasmid Selection

Antibiotics for Plasmid Selection Working Concentration
Ampicillin 100 µg/ml
Carbenicillin 100 µg/ml
Kanamycin 30 µg/ml
Tetracycline 15 µg/ml

Shipping Notes

  • Ships on dry ice

Antibiotic Resistance

  • str
  • nit
  • cam


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Notes
  • CAUTION: This product contains DMSO, a hazardous material. Review the MSDS before handling.
  • STORAGE AND HANDLING: Competent cells should be stored at -80°C. Storage at -20°C will result in a significant decrease in transformation efficiency. Cells lose efficiency whenever they are warmed above -80°C, even if they do not thaw.
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